Backyard Agrarian

A perennial edible garden is the highest expression of eco friendly when it comes to edible gardens.  Plants come back year after year with no tilling and no soil erosion.  You have to do very little work to have a prolific garden and the plants have deep deep roots that break down hidden soil nutrients and help create their own healthy habitat.  Perennials are also significantly better at carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation than annuals because of their deep and complex roots systems.   

Consider planting fruit trees, berry bushes, asparagus, or any number of the less known perennial vegetable varieties.  More...